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No and no. The OS issues the TRIM command, the drive interprets it. Intel (last I read - at Anandtech I think) does not plan to update the older (50nm) drives firmware.

Merc, check your PM (not Cisco VPN related, unfortunately).

Specs (and picture) on Newegg say 1x90mm fan. Also looks like the Newegg picture is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

Sheesh, 399.99 now.

I've used Quicken since v1 or v2 for DOS, so it works OK for me. The newer versions are bloated, but still work fine. Much better than the 123 worksheet that I used prior. The online banking features are OK; don't expect integration (payments directly from Quicken, rather than via bank website)...

My impression is that it functions similar to bad sector reallocation. Instead of bad sectors, it finds partially written blocks, relocates them to fill blocks, and then updates the sector id and erases the partially written block so they can be reused. Since nothing changes from the file...

Not really a bug, nor a memory leak; designed that way and memory is released when task completed. It might be a questionable design decision, but I wouldn't stress about it or hold my breath for a fix. Some have reported BSOD errors, but the lack of consistent reproduction of the error aside...

HDDErase addresses a different issue than alignment; an inexact old-school analogy would be low-level format (remember when you needed to change sector interleave to match the HDD controller) vs. creating partitions. Here's a link to OCZ's forum that shows an alignment method.

Most likely not cosmic rays, as their rather sparse density at the surface of the earth would not be enough to cause the amount of degradation exhibited. More likely is just the natural decomposition of the photochemicals in the emulsion; they are easily disturbed (hence the high ISO rating) and...

Possibly here, but I have not tested or verified legitimacy.

Case looks like an InWin BK623.

Each PCIe lane is 250Mbyte/Sec (1.1) or 500MByte/sec (2.0). PCIe FAQ link.

They only skipped the Thursday before the July 4th holiday. [/overly pedantic mode]

Here in the States, the USA Network is airing the current (3rd) season of Burn Notice now (Thurs. 9/8c ).

Edit time expired, thus: Link to Samsung vibration reduction Flash animation.

IIRC, some Samsung models had [essentially] ball bearings in a race to try and actively balance the load. My mom's Frigidaire apparently attempts to time the sudden increase in rotational speed to create a balanced load. It works most of the time; one bath towel will not spin, but two will and...

I'm out of real ideas, so I'll thow out one oddball suggestion. A while back I couldn't get Vista to install on a single HD system; couldn't get it to find a valid install location even after deleting/creating/formatting a single whole drive partition. Finally resorted to a disk utility to zero...

Looks like the next thing to try is disabling all AHCI modes in the BIOS (but you knew that...). IIRC, Win7 gave me issues with some Intel chipsets if I left any AHCI modes enabled at install, but I can't remember which chipsets or if it was the 7100 build (RC) or 7000 (first public beta).

This combo deal is pretty tempting...

Was that Yamaha's (?) disc Tattoo or something homophonic. Edit: Found it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiscT@2

After sinking way to much time into this insignificant (in the big picture) issue, my conclusion is that you cannot really trust the specifications provided either on reseller's websites or even the card maker's websites. They both seem to drop the ball on the details, especially regarding...

I'd say that is a marketing dept. error. The fastest DDR2 chip I know of (from the major manuf. anyway) is 500Mhz from Hynix. The power consumption (and thus cooling requirements) of 800MHz DDR2 would be terrible.

DDR2 memory that runs at 800Mhz clock does not exist. DDR3 does...

DDR2 (PC2-6400) 200 MHz memory clock 400 MHz memory bus i/o clock 800 MegaTransfers/Second (double data rate - this is where everybody gets confused) 800MT / 8 bits per byte=100MB/Sec per pin (bit) 64 bits per standard DDR2 channel * 100MB/Sec = 6,400 MB/Sec Double channel (128 bits) =12,800...

Many sub-$30 DVD-RW drives claim DVD-RAM compatibility; do a search on Newegg for DVD-RAM. Then if your OS supports DVD-RAM natively, it should appear as any other removable device - you can read it, format it, etc. Notably WinXP required packet writing software to support DVD-RAM, and it...

WHS $100 at Newegg

OCZ Vertex vs. HGST 80GB 7200RPM (with video) at Madshrimps Compared in otherwise identical Dell D630 laptops.

IIRC, the notes at the end of the video said that the RAID cards became the bottleneck, so they redistributed the drives. I wonder if it was the cards or the PCI-E or the southbridge...

Here ya go...

Looks like AWE is not used by CS3. From Adobe [emphasis added]: NB: Stereodude's assertion that a 32 bit process cannot use 6GB of RAM is mistaken; AWE does allow this - MS SQL Server configs commonly used this prior to the advent of 64 bit systems. (Some 32 bit processors/chipsets support...

AWE?

I do the disposable inkjet routine as well. Hell, I even do that with Dell color laser printers; 51xxCN series - Buy refurb., replace black toner as needed, when color gets low start monitoring Dell outlet for replacement. Last unit used for spot color & 1"x1" photos lasted 3 years.

My SSD is hanging in my Q6600 case, taunting me; work hasn't allowed me to play with it yet. Sorry I can't offer any further insights right now; I hope to get to it this weekend.

This does not seem consistent with this AMD processor with Intel ICH7R? Or am I just missing something obvious? If it is an X2 3800 on an nVidia chipset, the crappy I/O performance really does not surprise me.

Not SATA limit, device limit; other options show max. transfer >160MB/sec. Thanks for the links!

Ok, ATTO with default settings. Any other settings you (y'all) want me to try? Looks like I am hitting the SATA 1 limit on reads (or it could be a coincidence). I got slammed by a project at work, so probably won't be able to do any practical OS testing until the weekend.

I had a copy of ATTO, but it vanished and a quick Google didn't reveal a DL source (or I'm blind and didn't see one). If someone wants the results and posts/PMs a link, I'll gladly run a few iterations. As I said, this was an impulse buy motivated by curiosity, thus I am not terribly...

Bought one from Fry's on a lark. No time to play with it tonight (election party), but here is a HD Tach graph:

Looks like Fry's B&M and .com have it on sale for 99.99 with a $10 MIR and free shipping. Note that the model number for the Fry's device ends in "F", probably to avoid price-matching policies. Search for item # 5736702 at Frys.com IIRC, it has the JMicron controller that was in the...

Check your PM 8)

Antec ships that case with an Earthwatts380 (EA380) PSU; that PSU is 80+ listed, so it should be at least 80% efficient starting at 20% (76 watts) load. The 80+ test results is here (in pdf).

Does your current set get good UHF (higher than channel 13) reception? If not, it might be difficult to get OTA TV; DTV broadcasts on (essentially) the UHF band. Really, your only shot to use a new TV is to get an amplified HDTV antenna from Radio Shack or the like along with the new TV.

The digital broadcast requirement will not end any of those problems by itself. More HD programming will arrive, but only as the result of competitive forces; DTV still allows SD resolutions (and somewhat encourages them, as broadcasters can fit more SD programming channels in their allotted...

Was it this thread?

You've most likely thought of this, but could the CPUs be hitting the thermal throttling temp? I've had more than one properly installed push-pin type HSF (including Intel retail) spontaneously pop one (or two!) pin(s) out and cause the CPU to throttle. [I think it is a combination of borderline...

Refurb drives with a 6 month warranty? No thanks...

Often the peak efficiency is at 50% load. 80+ certified supplies are tested to be at least 80% efficient across a wide range of loads. The 80+ website has testing results (including efficiency graphs) for all of the certified PSUs. JonnyGuru.com and Hardocp.com have good testing procedures for...

If you use two separate PSUs, remember that most (the vast majority) require a minimum load for each of the various voltage rails. If you want a more elegant solution, PC Power and Cooling will customize the output cabling of their standard supplies. It used to be a reasonable fee (like $50...

My only tidbit of advice is the obvious - make sure aspect ratio of the native resolution of the frame matches the aspect ratio of the majority of the intended pictures. All of the moderately priced frames I looked at last holiday season that were not 4:3 did a terrible job of scaling 4:3 source...

According to HP's website (in the "What's in the box" section) and the pictures on Newegg's product page, those printers should have come with a black cartridge. Might be time to bug Newegg/HP and see who screwed up/is trying to screw the customer.